March 2013 Lamplighter

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Zion United Church

of Christ March 2013

Inside This Issue

1 Pastor’s Piece

2 Palm of Prayer

3 This Month’s Events

4 Worship Ways

5 Community, County &

Conference Clamor

6 Butterfly Room &

Expression Session

7 Celebration Occasions

8 Worship Whirl

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Zion United Church of Christ—Established 1880

105 N. Mary, Mayview, Missouri 64071-8224

Phone and FAX: (660) 237 - 4355

PASTOR’S PIECE LIVING EASTER

We have begun our Lenten experience, which will continue until Easter, which is March 31 this year. Our daily lives also continue onward, so the obser-vance of a Lenten discipline is a choice we must make each day. Even if you are on the edge about observing Lent, it is never too late to begin, and your efforts will be rewarded by a deepening relationship with Jesus, and perhaps a new discovery about your-self along the way. One person may wish to fast in some way from something, or another may commit to special service during this 6-week period (not count-ing Sundays) before Easter. Another discipline is daily devotion and time spent in silence. Typically in the past Lent has been a time of deep study as per-sons prepare for Baptism, the mysterious experience of being cleansed from sin and beginning anew as a child of God within God's church. Even though our winter thus far in the Midwest has been pretty mild in temperature and precipitation, winter is a time of waiting, resting and transition from death to life. There are trees beginning to bud in preparation for spring, even though there will inevita-bly be another freeze and as there was serious weather, before spring is allowed to be revealed through the bursting forth of new life from an egg, a pod, a branch, or a hole in the ground. The scents of nature we experience now are relatively neutral unless we buy flowers from a store or nursery. The scents and colors of Easter lilies, hyacinths, and daf-fodils filling the Sanctuary with beautiful fragrance and a sense of rebirth as we celebrate the resurrec-tion of Jesus, fill minds and hearts with great expec-tation of hope and peace and joy.

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The Lamplighter We will celebrate Easter, that our destination destruction has been overturned through the absolute love and sacrifice of our Creator incarnate, Jesus, who is the Christ, the Savior of the World. But first we must step back and take a look at ourselves. We must look within, let go, reflect. The buds are not yet ready to burst forth. Grace and peace to you,

Pastor Kristin

What is Easter?

A Sunday School teacher was attempting to teach

her young students the true meaning of Easter.

"Why do we celebrate Easter?" she asked. When

the children replied 'because of the Easter bunny,'

Easter eggs, candy, spring, etc., she said, "No,

those are Easter traditions and symbols, but what

is the REASON why we celebrate Easter? What

happened at the very first Easter?" A little girl

raised her hand and said, "Easter celebrates Jesus

coming out of the tomb." "Yes!" said the teacher,

excited and relieved that finally the correct

answer had surfaced. Encouraged, she prompted,

"Jesus arose from the tomb, and what

does He do for us?" The youngster replied,

"He looks to see if he can see his shadow,

and if He can, he goes back in for another

six weeks."

Palm of Prayer All God’s words are tried and true; a shield for those who take refuge in him. Proverbs 30:5 (CEB)

Concerns Please continue to surround in love and prayer, those experiencing health difficulties &/or recovering from surgery & those adjusting to new seasons in their lives: The family of Debbie Bellington; Family of Jim Richey; Family of Marie Dittmer; Family of Ed Chanbon; Matthew Elder and family; Denise Schowengerdt’s mother; Jim Schieber; Karen Neher; Laura Rhodes; J. D. Klausmeier; Sue Garland’s sister; Cassandra Wegener; Ethel Thomas; Charles Cole; Bill Redhage; Doris McCartney; and all who are suffering from illness.

Joys Mark Fiegenbaum—State Wrestling! Rain and Snow!; Love of God that is poured out upon us daily; Friends and family; Birthdays and anniversaries; New opportunities God’s grace is with us every moment of every

day!

Legend of the Easter Lily Often called the "white-robed apostles of hope," lilies were found growing in the garden of Gethsemane after Christ's agony. Tradition has it that the beautiful white lilies spring up where drops of Christ's sweat fell to the ground in his final hours of sorrow and distress. Christian churches continue this tradition at Easter by banking their altars and surrounding their crosses with masses of Easter lilies to commemorate the

Resurrection and hope of life everlasting.

Easter Day Poem Christ the Lord is risen today!

Angels rolled the stone away

Fro the tomb wherein He lay!

Little children, come and sing,

"Glory, glory to the King,

Christ the Lord of everything!" by Evaleen Stein

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Zion UCC Worship Ways

PASTORAL VISITS OR PRAYERS I'm joyfully continuing my endeavor to

visit all the members and friends of Zion United Church of Christ, according to schedules, time available, and desire. You can help out also by calling me for a time to visit, or if a pastoral care visit or prayer request is in your heart. Blessings!

Pastor Kristin

Lent Gatherings

"Brother Sun, Sister Moon" is the story about St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi. Each Sunday, beginning at 6:30 PM we will watch about 25 min-utes of the movie and discuss each segment. On the sixth Sunday, we'll have a special feast and discuss our experiences.

Community Good Friday

Worship Service

The Community Good Friday Worship Service will be held at Zion on Friday, March 29 at 6:30 PM. Pastor Daniel Stanley will deliver the mes-

sage.

Easter Sunrise Service

The Easter Sunrise Service will be held March 31st at 7 AM and will be led by the Youth. Easter breakfast will follow at 8 AM, Sunday School at 9:30, Easter Worship and

cantata “He’s Alive!” at 10:30 AM.

The Lamplighter This Month’s Events

S.S.—9:30 A.M. Worship—10:30 A. M.

March 3, 2013 Ministerial Alliance, Noon First Baptist Church Lent Gathering, 6:30 pm March 6, 2013 Choir, 7 pm March 8, 2013 High School Lock In 7 pm to 7 am March 10, 2013 Lent Gathering, 6:30 pm March 11, 2013 Steppingstone, 9:30 am March 12, 2013 BCE, 7:00 pm March 13, 2013 Choir, 7 pm March 17, 2013 Lent Gathering, 6:30 pm St. Patrick’s Day March 20, 2013 Choir, 7 pm March 21, 2013 Council, 7 pm March 24, 2013 Palm Sunday Lent Gathering, 6:30 pm March 26, 2013 SAIL, 7 pm March 27, 2013 30 Rock, Parsonage 6:00 pm Choir, 7 pm March 29, 2013 - Good Friday Community Service, 6:30 pm March 31, 2013 Easter Sunday Sunrise Service 7 am Breakfast 8 am Worship, 10:30 am

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Camp MoVal Lenten Work Day Come join us for our annual Lenten Work Day at Camp MoVal on March 23 from 9am to 3pm. Work projects will include general site cleanup, pool cleaning, cutting and splitting firewood, screen re-pair, maintenance building cleanup and organiza-tion, trail maintenance and much more. To confirm your presence at the Lenten work day, please email Jeremy Force or call the Camp Office

at 636-583-2730.

Mission4/1 Earth MMSC Kick-Off Event April 13 & 14 at Shannondale Mark your calendars and plan to come and partici-pate in the official kick-off celebration of Mission 4/1 Earth 50 Great Days of Engaged Environmental Stewardship on Saturday April 13 and Sunday,

April 14, 2013.

Western Association Annual Business Meeting The Western Association Annual Business Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 20th, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Ivanhoe United Church of Christ, 6512 Woodson Road, in Raytown, Missouri. The featured speaker for the day will be the Rev. Dr. John H. Thomas, former General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ. Dr. Tho-mas will speak and preach on building covenant relationships, and we will receive a new church, Peace Christian Church UCC/DOC into member-ship in the Western Association. More information will be forthcoming, but please place that Saturday date on your calendars and we look forward to see-ing you in Raytown.

Women's Retreat Meet Me at the Well and Water Our Souls May 3-5, 2013 Camp Mo-Val, Union, Missouri

Registration is now open and will close April 1.

Men's Retreat

May 3-5, 2013 Shannondale Camp Weekend cost is $60. Con-tact Jonathan Jones at (314) 608-0783 or [email protected]

$20 deposit is requested by April 21st.

The Lamplighter Board of Christian Education Zion Youth Lock-In will be held on March 8th from 7pm-7am at Zion. Pizza, board games, video games and fellowship is provided. Community Egg Hunt is scheduled for March 30th at 1 pm,

located at the Mayview Park.

Mission Committee Members of the Mission Committee met and be-gan planning for the upcoming year. The primary focus at this time is preparation for Festival of

Sharing.

SAIL SAIL will be meeting March 26 at 7:00pm. At the meeting we will be making plans for the 3rd an-nual Community Clean-Up Day. (April 13) Re-

member SAIL stands for Serving All In Love.

Community, County & Conference Clamor

Lafayette County Habitat for Humanity 5K Run/Walk It's time for us to start making plans for the annual 5K Run/ Walk fund raiser. I know that Dan Allred will be serving as our race director again this year and Don Smith will be helping with requests for funds as well as other things about the race. Now I just want to find out who else is interested in helping. The race will be on Saturday, June 15th in Lex-ington, starting in front of the County Court House. Please respond to this e-mail if you are inter-ested in helping prepare for and/or interested in helping on race day. Feel free to share this with anyone you think might be interested in helping. As soon as I have names of those interested in helping, we'll schedule a kick-off meeting to get our responsibilities assigned. The meeting will likely be on a Tues or Thurs evening at the United Methodist Church in Higginsville. I look forward to your responses! Thanks for your interest! Juanita Wright [email protected] 816-633-8818 (H)

816-661-4258 (C)

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Festival of Sharing Delivers Kits and Calendars to Prisoners Several volunteers worked to pre-pare and deliver holiday gifts for offenders in four Missouri Correc-tional centers, from the Festival of Sharing. Volunteers took a day out of their week to deliver hy-giene packs or calendars, to Chillicothe Correc-tional Center and Women's Eastern Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia, South Central Correctional Center in Licking and Moberly Correctional Centers. The Women's Hy-giene pack was given to each offender in the Vandalia facility as part of a holiday celebration for the women incarcerated. "Thank you very much for your hard work and generosity." 2,800 calendars were delivered this year to men's cor-rectional centers. The ministry of Festival of Sharing touches lives by giving hope to persons for the future. The ma-terial gifts from Festival of Sharing are a first step. We seek to go beyond charity reaching

where needed most.

"Ohio Church Opens Doors to Feed the Hungry" BRUNSWICK, Ohio - Heartspace United Church of Christ opens its doors to help feed those in need in the Brunswick community. The church runs a program called Soup's On. It's a commu-nity meal that helps the feed the less fortunate in the city as well as surrounding areas. Soup's On takes place on the third Wednesday of the month from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., and the last Saturday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The food pantry is also open at that time. Soup's On was started by Sandy O'Hare, who at first was a bit fright-ened to do it. “I thought about starting a feeding program for a year before finally getting the cour-age to begin,” said O'Hare to Alexis Gemelas, BEAT Reporter for the Brunswick Schools. And even when the program first began, no one showed up for the first six months it existed. “Slowly, slowly people started to arrive." For more information, you can visit Heartspace United Church of Christ's website http://

heartspaceucc.org or call (330) 225-8813. Mayview Ministerial Alliance

The Mayview Ministerial Alliance will meet at noon on Sunday, March 3, at the First Baptist

church.

Persons In Ministry Retreat Save the Date Please mark your calendars for the 2013 Per-sons In Ministry Retreat, September 16-18 at The Resort at Port Arrowhead, 3080 Bagnell Dam Blvd, Lake Ozark, MO 65049. The theme of the retreat will be "Honest to God Prayer: Being Still while in Motion" and will be led by

Kent Ira Groff.

CHORUS OF FRIENDS SPRING PERFORMANCES

"Upon This Rock, The Passion, The Question, the Call,"

by Pepper Choplin Directed by Dr. Guy Durelio

Friday, March 15 Waverly Christian Church 7:30 pm

Sunday, March 17 Higginsville Lutheran Church 4:00 pm

Thursday, March 21 Odessa First United Methodist Church

7:30 pm Saturday, March 23

Wellington United Methodist Church 4:00 pm Sunday, March 24

Lexington Grace Lutheran Church 4:00 pm

Pastor Kristin is singing.

Palm Sunday Donkey Story

Materials Needed: In advance, make a donkey hand

puppet from a brown lunch bag. Make it simple,

ears, googly eyes and a mouth. Use the donkey to

tell the story of Easter Sunday--you will com-

pletely have the attention of your youngsters!

http://heartspaceucc.org/

http://heartspaceucc.org/

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Butterfly Room 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. John 14:3 (KJV)

Mark 16

The Resurrection

16 1-3 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could embalm him. Very early on Sun-day morning, as the sun rose, they went to the tomb. They worried out loud to each other, “Who will roll back the stone from the tomb for us?” 4-5 Then they looked up, saw that it had been rolled back—it was a huge stone—and walked right in. They saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed all in white. They were completely taken aback, astonished. 6-7 He said, “Don’t be afraid. I know you’re looking for Jesus the Nazarene, the One they nailed on the cross. He’s been raised up; he’s here no longer. You can see for yourselves that the place is empty. Now—on your way. Tell his disciples and Peter that he is going on ahead of you to Galilee. You’ll see him there, exactly as he said.” 8 They got out as fast as they could, beside them-selves, their heads swimming. Stunned, they said nothing to anyone. 9-11 After rising from the dead, Jesus appeared early on Sunday morning to Mary Magdalene, whom he had delivered from seven demons. She went to his former companions, now weeping and carrying on, and told them. When they heard her report that she had seen him alive and well, they didn’t believe her. 12-13 Later he appeared, but in a different form, to two of them out walking in the countryside. They went back and told the rest, but they weren’t believed ei-ther. 14-16 Stil later, as the Eleven were eating supper, he appeared and took them to task most severely for their stubborn unbelief, refusing to believe those who had seen him raised up. Then he said, “Go into the world. Go everywhere and announce the Message of God’s good news to one and all. Whoever believes and is baptized is saved; whoever refuses to believe is damned. 17-18 “These are some of the signs that will accompany believers: They will throw out demons in my name, they will speak in new tongues, they will take snakes in their hands, they will drink poison and not be hurt, they will lay hands on the sick and make them well.”

19-20 Then the Master Jesus, after briefing them, was taken up to heaven, and he sat down beside God in the place of honor. And the disciples went everywhere preaching, the Master working right with them, validating the Message with indisput-

able evidence. Mark 16 (MSG) “Our Lord has written the promise

of the resurrection, not in books

alone, but in every leaf in spring-

time.” Martin Luther

EXPRESSION SESSION

Thank You’s Thank you for the card wishing me luck as I student

teach. It means so much that you are thinking of me!

I am pleased to report that things are going amaz-

ingly well and I have my first interview Thursday,

February 7th. Thank you for your love and support

and continue to pray for me. God bless you!

Stephanie Carpenter

Thanks so much for your support. We are blessed

to have friends like you. God's blessings to you in

the new year.

Regards, Jennifer March , SSFP Treas.

Library News New fiction--the Joseph series, by bestselling writer Angela Hunt. JOURNEY, DREAMERS,

BROTHERS.

May your gifts burn like a fire,

Bringing warmth to everyone you meet.

May your gifts light the world

And reveal the goodness of God.

May your gifts today be embraced

And expressed With creativity,

Making you useful in God's mercy.

Source: d365.org

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Celebration Occasions

March Birthdays

Date Birthday 2 Ross Morgan

6 Amy Burns

Brooklyn Murry

11 Michelle West

12 Mallory Smith

Ellyn Bentsen

Glenn Wagner

14 Josie Dierking

22 Kyle Neher

24 Makenzie Koch

26 Brandon Bayless Linda Schmutz Scott Hoeppner

Dena Faith

27 Garrett Ehlert

28 Mary Ellen Thomson

Autstin McGinnis

31 Jeff Sanders

Administrative Affairs

Pastor Kristin Aardema Faigh

Home(660) 237- 4902 Church (660) 237-4355

[email protected] Cell (660) 641-1038

Wayne Hoefer Council President

(660) 237- 4386

Angie Lawson Church Secretary

(660) 237- 4355 [email protected]

Jenny Holt Newsletter

(660) 237 - 4923 [email protected]

Teresa Begemann Organist


Connie Sanders Custodian


Serving Souls

March ACOLYTES GREETERS

3 Adam Hoefer Wayne & Joyce Hoefer

10 Kristen Johnson Robert & Amy Hoefer

17 Leah Wagner Carl & Helen Hoeppner

24 Austin Aardema

Faigh

Scott & Amanda Hoefer

31 Donovan Aardema

Faigh

Marvin & Alice Huenefeld

March Anniversaries

1 John & Jane Vahrenberg

3 Glenn & Beth Wagner

12 Lori & Darrell Fiegenbaum

Office Hours

Pastor Secretary

Tuesday

8:00 AM—Noon

Wednesday

6:00—8:00 PM

Wednesday

5:00—9:00 PM

Thursday

8:00 AM—Noon

Reminder!

The deadline for submissions for the April newsletter is

Wednesday, March 20 2013. Send your submissions to:

[email protected] or [email protected] or

Call (660) 237-4923



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Zion United Church of Christ 105 North Mary St. Mayview, Missouri 64071-8224 Generous - Loving - Dedicated Christians Sunday School 9:00 am Worship at 10:30 am ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

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Zion UCC Mission Statement The avowed purpose of our church shall be:

To worship God, to proclaim and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to celebrate the Sacra-ments; to experience Christian fellowship, to build unity, and to practice charity within this congre-

gation and the wider church; and to share this witness of Jesus Christ throughout the world.

Worship Whirl

Traditional Worship 10:30 AM Sundays

Contemporary Worship 10:30 AM Monthly - 3rd Sunday

Sunday School 9:30AM Sundays

Communion 10:30AM Monthly 1st Sunday & Special Holidays

Church Council 7:00 PM Monthly

Board of Christian Education 7:00 PM Monthly

SAIL (Serving All in Love) 7:00 PM Monthly - 4th Tuesday

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